Clone a HDD

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if i clone my HDD is it possible to run it on two computers.

i have a 250GB HDD and a 500GB HDD.
and am going to clone the 250GB one to the 500GB one.

can i run the same windows on both or will it become invallid
 
paul3200 said:
if i clone my HDD is it possible to run it on two computers.

i have a 250GB HDD and a 500GB HDD.
and am going to clone the 250GB one to the 500GB one.

can i run the same windows on both or will it become invallid
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Buy another license, change the product key opn one of them and you can do
what you want with no argument from anyone/anything.
 
paul3200 said:
if i clone my HDD is it possible to run it on two computers.

i have a 250GB HDD and a 500GB HDD.
and am going to clone the 250GB one to the 500GB one.

can i run the same windows on both or will it become invallid
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When the cloned disk with WinXP is booted on it, on the
"foreign" computer, activation will kick in.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

Paul
 
paul3200 said:
if i clone my HDD is it possible to run it on two computers.

i have a 250GB HDD and a 500GB HDD.
and am going to clone the 250GB one to the 500GB one.

can i run the same windows on both or will it become invallid
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You are talking about 2 different issues and trying to ask them as one
question.

The first is licensing.
The second is hardware differences between 2 PCs.
Ask again.
 
You are talking about 2 different issues and trying to ask them as one
question.

The first is licensing.
The second is hardware differences between 2 PCs. Ask again.
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....thread hijack in progress...

I'm planning to do the same thing with a Dell Dimension 3000 and a
Dimension 4600. The only differences in the hardware is the NIC, on-board
audio and on-board video. I'm hoping to clone the drive from the 3000 to
the 4600 and at least boot to Safe Mode if not to the XP desktop. I have
legit licenses for both XP installs.

Any other gotchas that might prevent this from working?

Thanks
 
...thread hijack in progress...

I'm planning to do the same thing with a Dell Dimension 3000 and a
Dimension 4600. The only differences in the hardware is the NIC, on-board
audio and on-board video. I'm hoping to clone the drive from the 3000 to
the 4600 and at least boot to Safe Mode if not to the XP desktop. I have
legit licenses for both XP installs.

Any other gotchas that might prevent this from working?

Thanks
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You "may" get away with this type of cloning if you were going to
another Dimension 3000. Since you are going to a 4600, you will have
to reinstall XP. But Dell does not normally ship a "true" XP install
CD. Their XP recovery "system" will usually erase the hard drive so a
repair install can not be easily done.
 
Will it become invalid? It's invalid before you even start. The EULA allows
for installation on 1 PC at a time, if it's an OEM license there are further
restrictions. Even ignoring this, unless the motherboards are of similar
design it will blue screen and not even boot.
 
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